H Flashcards

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Predisposing

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Inc probability that disease will occur

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Precipitating

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Trigger disease or the condition that causes disease

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3
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Epidemiology

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Study of tracking patterns of disease occurrence

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4
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idiopathic

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Unknown cause, spontaneous origin

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5
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Latrogenic

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Result of treatment
-hair loss from chemo

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6
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Remission

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Symptoms disappear or diminish

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7
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exacerbation

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Sudden inc in severity of symptoms

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8
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Complication

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Medical problems occurs during disease
-after procedure

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9
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Morbidity

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Condition of being diseased

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10
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prevalence

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All current cases of the disease
-not differentiate old new cases

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11
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Incidence

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Number of new cases

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12
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Syndrome

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S/s that characterize a condition

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13
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disorder

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Abnormality of function

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14
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Ethology

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Cause of disease

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